Governor uses the "nuclear option" on Minnesota budget
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Channel: The Uptake by Bridgemakers · 2009 · News & Politics
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty used what Democrats are calling "the nuclear option" in using line item vetos and unallotments to cut the state's budget. The Governor is making the cuts because he also vetoed the only revenue bill the legislature has sent him. DFL leaders respond.
